Chapter 1457: Mr. Xuande is a...good man
After retiring from the court, the ministers left the palace hall one after another. The Qin officials left together in twos and twos, while the Han officials gathered around Kong Rong and Ma Rixi.
"Captain Ma, Master Kong, the general once again refused to be crowned king. It seems that he really doesn't want to be crowned king."
"Yes, Mr. Qin deserves to be the son of Qin Wen, and his family is full of loyalty."
"We have also seen Duke Qin's performance over the years. He is very respectful to both His Majesty and us."
"Let me just say that the late Wang Situ was the most accurate judge of people. He believed that the Qin family and his son were the saviors of the Han Dynasty. He was definitely right. We should not doubt Duke Qin's loyalty."
The ministers started talking one after another, and Kong Rong and Ma Rixi also smiled, obviously agreeing with what they said.
Liu Bei frowned when he saw this. He also hoped that Qin Hao would be the savior of the Han Dynasty as everyone said, but he also knew that if he really wanted to do this, the court must have means to check Qin Hao, but today's Han Dynasty The survival of the country and its destruction depended on Qin Hao's thoughts.
The Han Dynasty can only restrain Qin Hao based on morality. It is undoubtedly extremely stupid to place all hopes on Qin Hao's self-restraint and use the entire Han Dynasty to gamble on Qin Hao's character.
Seeing these loyal ministers who claimed to be great men, but instead helping Qin Hao to escape, Liu Bei couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
Can these people really not see such a simple truth?
Leaving aside other people, Kong Rong and Ma Rixi can definitely see it, but even they have no solution, so they can only comfort themselves in this way.
Liu Bei actually wanted to tell them, stop dreaming, and stop expecting Qin Hao. If he is really a loyal minister, why doesn't he want to give us who are loyal to the Han Dynasty real power?
Liu Bei originally had high expectations for Qin Hao, but since Qin Hao held Liu Bei up high but refused to give him any real power, Liu Bei had already seen through Qin Hao's true nature.
In Liu Bei's view, Qin Hao is an extremely contradictory person. He may really have the heart to help Han, but his determination is not firm. There are too many temptations around him, and too many people are constantly pushing him. Let him gradually embark on the path of no return, and he will be unable to help himself if he steps on it.
After realizing this, Liu Bei also regretted his stupid behavior of bringing him to his doorstep, but now he was Qin Hao's mouth. If he wanted to escape, he could only see if Qin Hao was willing to spit him out. .
Looking at this group of loyal ministers comforting themselves, Liu Bei sighed softly and strode away. He knew that these people were actually looking for death, but now he couldn't protect himself, and he really had no ability to save them.
Besides, you can never wake up a person who is pretending to be asleep, especially when he is facing a group of people.
Qin Hao was extremely courteous to Liu Bei. As soon as Liu Bei came to join him, before he had accomplished anything, Qin Hao rewarded Liu Bei with a house in the inner city covering an area of 1,000 acres and a princely level. There were also a hundred beautiful maids in the house. Two hundred slaves.
After the morning court, Liu Bei returned in despair, but before he entered, he saw Jian Yong and Sun Qian coming up to him with gloomy faces.
"Lord, it's not good." Jian Yong said seriously.
Liu Bei's heart trembled and he asked, "What's wrong?"
"Chen Deng accepted the call from the General and has now been appointed as a Langguan."
"What?"
Liu Bei's eyes widened, feeling extremely frustrated.
Chen Deng was the counselor Liu Bei relied on most. Before Zhuge Liang came to Xuzhou, thanks to Chen Deng's plans for him, Liu Bei was able to repel Zhu Yuanzhang's attacks many times and persisted until Zhuge Liang arrived in Xuzhou. But even after Zhuge Liang arrived, he could not However, Xuzhou was finally completely captured by Zhu Yuanzhang.
Now that Chen Deng accepted Qin Hao's recruitment, it meant leaving him and joining Qin Hao's command, and he would also completely lose this counselor.
"This Chen Yuanlong, if he wants to leave without even saying a word, how can I, Liu Bei, hinder his future?" Liu Bei sighed with a wry smile.
Chen Deng was different from Jian Yong, Sun Qian and others. The Chen family he belonged to was originally one of the two major families in Xuzhou and fully supported Liu Bei in his fight against Zhu Yuanzhang. However, Liu Bei lost so completely that the Chen family was also wiped out and left alone. Chen Deng lives alone in this world.
Chen Deng shouldered a blood feud, and if he continued to follow Liu Bei, let alone revenge, he might end up dead inexplicably, so he had no choice but to leave Liu Bei for revenge.
Liu Bei actually didn't blame Chen Deng for leaving him. He only blamed himself for being short-witted and incapable of keeping Chen Deng, a great talent.
At one time, Liu Bei's men were also full of talented people. Chen Deng and Chen Qun were all under his command in the military and political affairs, but he failed to retain their ability. As a result, Chen Qun defected to Cao Cao, and now Chen Deng also defected to Qin Hao.
Now Liu Bei was the one who needed comfort the most, but he in turn comforted the angry Jian Yong and Sun Qian, and then he sighed lonelyly, feeling even more envious and jealous of Qin Hao in his heart.
Qin Hao's subordinates include: Liu Bowen, Jia Xu, Zhuge Liang, Han Fei, Xun Yu... and his military subordinates: Bai Qi, Li Jing, Xue Rengui, Li Cunxiao, Jia Fu, Zhao Yun, Lu Bu, Jiang Song... they are all the top civil and military talents. ah.
With so many heroic assistants, even if Qin Hao's own abilities are not strong, it is not difficult to achieve a career. Unlike Liu Bei, except for his two sworn brothers, he does not have any top talent to assist him.
"It would be great if Mr. Kong Ming is willing to assist me."
Liu Bei sighed, but he knew in his heart that this was almost impossible.
As early as after the alliance against Dong was disbanded, when Liu Bei met Zhuge Liang via Jizhou on his way back to the plains, he wanted to humiliate Zhuge Liang under his command, but it was a pity that he missed that opportunity.
When he was in Xuzhou, Liu Bei tried more than once to poach Qin Hao's corner. Although Zhuge Liang was extremely enthusiastic about him, his attitude towards his win over had always been ambiguous.
Liu Bei naturally understood that Zhuge Liang would never betray Qin Hao just because of his win over.
Now that I think about it, this may be retribution. He poached Qin Hao in Xuzhou, and after coming to Luoyang, his subordinate Chen Deng was poached by Qin Hao.
"Alas, where is the future for me, Liu Xuande? Or do I have no future?" Liu Bei said to himself, looking at the sky.
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Inside Qin Gong's Mansion.
Qin Hao quietly looked at Chen Deng, who was eloquent and chattering non-stop, and just smiled and asked: "Can Yuan Long evaluate Mr. Xuande?"
Chen Deng's heart trembled suddenly. In an instant, there were thousands of thoughts in his mind. He suppressed the fear and uneasiness in his heart and said, "Mr. Xuande is a... good man."
Qin Hao raised his eyebrows and asked in surprise: "Is it gone?"
"No more." Chen Deng nodded, his heart filled with darkness.
